The Impacts of Screen Time on Adults and Children

2020-10-08

In this episode of Delusional Optimism, Dr. B shares her take on the impacts of screen time, both on adults and children, as well as how covid-19 has transformed our lives in regards to communication, entertainment, and stress. She details the importance of setting boundaries, moving away from guilt around our children’s use of technology, and shares a few ways to incorporate healthy and educational activities into your kids’ screen time. Learning to entertain oneself is a skill which kids need to build upon. Plus, we all need distractions during uncertain times and technology is just one...

Learning to entertain oneself is a skill which kids need to build upon. Plus, we all need distractions during uncertain times and technology is just one of the tools we use to cope. Listen in to learn how you can lean into technology and change… and even benefit from it!

“I know that it’s hard not to feel guilty about loosening the rules on how much screen time we allow, but it really is okay. Kids are balanced by parents who are balanced and healthy.” - [22:41]

What You Will Learn:

[0:32] Intro
[2:36] Ways that excessive screen time impacts life today
[4:39] Violence on TV or in video games & Violence in society: Are they correlated?
[5:47] Dr. B expresses her concern with excessive screen use from her son and granddaughter.
[7:53] Dr. B shares a story that shows how kids grow up with technology being part of who they are.
[9:09] Where’s the balance? + The importance of kids having experiences without technology.
[10:56] Ways to have good screen time
[11:40] The Global Transformation: How covid-19 has transformed everything we’re doing right now.
[13:45] The uncertainty of 2020 has caused adults to be are stressed, which means kids are stressed.
[16:53] Leaning into technology and change… and liking it?
[18:01] Parents don’t need to feel guilty for their kids using technology so much right now, in fact, there are benefits to it.
[23:43] Self-care is critical, yet we often feel guilty for taking time for ourselves away from responsibilities.
[24:30] Takeaways from this episode